Golden Mandarin Salad
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 carrots, finely grated
- 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
- 1⁄4 cup dates, chopped
- 1 cup cheddar cheese or 1 cup other cheese, of your choice
- 1 apple, grated
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lite olive oil or 1 tablespoon other salad oil
- salt & pepper
directions
- Grate the apple and immediately add the lemon juice, oil& seasoning to prevent discoloration Mix together the carrots, manderin oranges, dates& cheese.
- Toss all ingredients together, chill or serve at room temperature.
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This combination of ingredients is both a surprise and a delight. It was a wonderful combination of sweet and tangy/tart harmonized by a drizzling of olive oil. When I first read the recipe I was immediately struck by the fact that there were potentially three orange coloured components. (carrots, mandrin oranges and cheddar cheese) I was not altogether sure that I wanted to go that route. As well as that there was a potential for a sameness in textures with the grated carrot, apple and possibly the cheese. For that reason I choose an extra old white cheddar cheese and cubed it. This gave us both a texture variation as well as a tangyness, and the grated apple (Granny Smith) coupled with the lemon juice the tartness. These two kept the dates and mandarins from appearing overwhelmingly sweet. I nested the works in a bowl lined with the greenest loose-leaf lettuce I could find An awesome combination, thank you Bergy.
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Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
In the past 16 months I have taken off 61 pounds and feel wonderful. I am off all medications and all systems are GO! In years I may be 79 but in spirit I am still in my forties. We are only as old as we allow ourselves to feel. Always think positive. Do something a bit challenging every day & always do something silly every day. Be a kid again! Laugh every day - it is internal jogging.
Here are a few of my photos
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